Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre

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The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in 2006

The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, showing a revival of the musical A Chorus Line, May 2007

Plymouth Theatre, showing The Graduate, 2003

The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 236 West 45th Street in midtown-Manhattan.

Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp to resemble the neighboring Shubert and Booth theaters designed by Henry B. Herts, the building was constructed by the Shubert brothers in 1917-1918, christened the Plymouth Theatre, and leased to producer Arthur Hopkins. He intended it to be a venue for legitimate plays starring notable actors like John and Lionel Barrymore. The premiere production was A Successful Calamity, a comedy with William Gillette and Estelle Winwood.

After Hopkins died in 1948, control of the theater returned to the Shuberts, who still own the property, which was designated a New York City landmark in 1987. The 1,080-seat house was renamed for Gerald Schoenfeld, chairman of the Shubert Organization, in 2005.

[edit] Notable past productions

• A Chorus Line (2006)
• Chita Rivera: A Dancer's Life (2006)
• The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2006)
• Brooklyn the Musical (2004-2005)
• Taboo (2003)
• Long Day's Journey into Night (2003)
• The Graduate (2002)
• Thou Shalt Not (2001)
• Jekyll & Hyde (1997)
• A Delicate Balance (1996)
• Passion (1994)
• Dancing at Lughnasa (1991)
• The Heidi Chronicles (1989)
• Pygmalion (1987 revival)
• The House of Blue Leaves (1986)
• The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1985)
• The Real Thing (1984)
• The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1981)
• Ain't Misbehavin' (1979)
• The Water Engine (1978)
• Godspell (1976)
• Equus (1974)
• The Gingerbread Lady (1970)
• Plaza Suite (1968)
• The Star-Spangled Girl (1966)
• The Odd Couple (1965)
• Irma La Douce (1960)
• From A to Z (1960)
• Romanoff and Juliet (1957)
• A Hatful of Rain (1956)
• The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (1954)
• Dial M for Murder (1952)
• Private Lives (1948)
• Call Me Mister (1947)
• Present Laughter (1946)
• Ten Little Indians (1945)
• The Skin of Our Teeth (1942)
• Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1938)
• Tovarich (1936)
• Dark Victory (1934)
• The Pirates of Penzance (1926)
• What Price Glory (1924)
• The Hairy Ape (1922)
• A Doll's House (1918 revival)

[edit] External links

• Broadway Theatre Guide
• Seating chart
• Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre at the Internet Broadway Database